5 Healthy Overnight Oat Jars (That You Haven’t Tried Before!)

Slow to rise in the morning or trying to eat healthier without spending hours in the kitchen? These 5 Healthy Overnight Oat Jars are made from wholesome ingredients that don’t skimp on flavor. Plus you won’t spend more than 5 minutes in the kitchen making them!

What do oats remind you of? Your childhood? A health kick? A bland breakfast? I could say yes to all of the above at one point in my life. Oats have been in my life for as long as I can remember. They were one of my regular childhood breakfasts, I relied on them when I was first trying to eat healthier, and yes, I even thought of them as a bland breakfast from time to time. But today, I’m breaking all of those stereotypes. They are the perfect meal at any age, for a variety of healthy goals, and they are by no means bland! What I’ve learned about oats is that you have to keep them interesting. Can I get an amen?!

Oats are quite possibly the best ‘choose your own adventure’ meal. You can have them hot or cold, you can go savory or sweet, AND because they have a great balance of protein and fiber, they keep you fueled for hours after eating. I’ve been on the cold, overnight oats train for the past few years and while I’ve had moments I’ve jumped off, I always seem to come back to them. They are so easy to throw together at night and there are few things better than waking up to a breakfast that is ready to eat.

Having said that, it’s easy for me to get in a funk with flavors. I mean how many times have you seen me make this Almond Butter Chocolate Oat recipe in my What I Eat In a Day Videos? SO I’m super excited about these five new flavors that I’m willing to bet you haven’t tried before. Don’t worry, even though they may sound fancy, they’re about as simple as they can get. It’s all about mixing and matching favorite flavor combinations. More of an art than a science if you will.

For those of you new to overnight oats, I’ll start with the base. This “recipe” will take you places. Yes, I just put “recipe” in quotes because it’s so simple I hesitate to call it a recipe. From this base, you can create your mashup flavors.

THE BASE OVERNIGHT OAT JAR RECIPE

1/2 a cup of Bob’s Red Mill Oats – go for gluten-free or regular organic, whichever one you need or prefer. I adore their steel-cut oats, but steel-cut unfortunately require stove top cooking or A LOT of soaking so make sure you use rolled oats. I use Bob’s Red Mill because I know they are great quality grains. All their grains are organic and come from non-GMO seeds and they’re 100% employee-owned.

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I love strawberries on my oatmeal when strawberries are fresh and in season. Right now I have been using frozen blueberries. I also love the added fiber chia seeds give to my oatmeal.Alicia @Bridges Through Life recently posted…A Weekend that felt like Spring

ALL of these overnight oat variations sound incredible! The orange tahini and snickers oatmeals are probably going to be the flavors I’ll try first! <3Cassie Thuvan Tran recently posted…How to Create a Workout Schedule

Sherwood

February 7, 2018 at 10:20 pm

I’m pretty sure I’ve tried chocolate strawberry oats before, but the more I think about it the less sure I am. I have had strawberry oats. I have had plenty of chocolate oats. I’ve tried a couple varieties with orange juice, but not whole orange slices! I am intrigued by that combination… My tahini experience is minimal. I’ve also had matcha in oats, but I don’t think it was ever the main feature. I’ve had multiple varieties of apple pie oats. None of them involved cooked apple, though! I find the idea intriguing.

I don’t have a favorite recipe. I’ve had plenty of ones I really liked, like the chocolate almond butter with protein powder and masses of chia seeds I’m working on currently. (Normally I only go for one week with a particular recipe, but I’m on week two with this one!) I just don’t know how to pick favorites anymore.

Sherwood

February 17, 2018 at 3:58 pm

I tried the chocolate strawberry combo this week–well, more or less! I didn’t have as much strawberry in the freezer as I thought, so I added a ton of fresh blueberries. Shamefully, overnight oats are my primary source of fruit in life… I chopped up a 74% dark chocolate bar for this and went with 1 tsp of both chia and flax with just 1/2 cup of milk, resulting in a perfect thickness of oats for me. Oh, it has been an exquisite week of oats! I have one left in the fridge waiting for me… This is so simple, clean, and refreshing. It is filling and satisfying, both in flavor and texture. Those chunks of chocolate really make this something special. Thank you for the recipe! Today I plot what will be next week’s oatmeal…